Pants



Jan. 8, 1929.

W. A. CREGO ET AL PANTS File'd Jan.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 8, 1929.

' f mastit WILLIAM A. onEGo AND oLnoN W. ANDREWS, or CANANDAIGUA, NEW Yoan, As-

sIGNoRs To nonna KNITTING COMPANY, rNd, or oANANnAiGUA, NEW Yoran, v

PANTS.

Application filedl January 13, `1928. Serial No. 246,535.A

This invention relates to an outer garment, more particularly to a childs leggings or pants for cold weatherwear, and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a garment of vsuch class with means for supporting it from the shoulders of. a child without binding around the waist whereby movement at thewai'st is not restricted and circulation impeded as the .child has free movement at the waist portionv of the garment when wearing the same.

, Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a childs leggings or pants for cold "weather wear which is simple in construction and arrangement, strong, durable, thoroughly efficient in its use, and comparatively inexpensive tomanufacture. i v "i l'With the foregoing and other objects in -view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination 4and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is tol be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall Within the scope ofthe claims hereunto appended.

In the-drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.: r

Figure 1 is an elevation ofa pairv of leggings or pants constructed in accordance with this invention.

' Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 Figure 1.

material. The garment includes a body part 1, an elastic channelled .waist band 2 at the top of the body part 1, a pair ofv legs 3, .4'

depending from the body part 1, an elastic ,culi at the lower end `ofeach leg, and a cou pling strap secured to the lower end of each cuff. Each strap is indicated at 5 and the channel formed by the Waistiband 2 is indicated at 6.- Each cuff is designated 7.

Associated with the waist band 2 is a hanger the' child.

member 8 formed of a length 'of flexible maf teri'al,preferably tape of the desired width. rThe member 8 has horizontally extending'oppositely disposed overlapping parts 9, l0 slid# ably :positioned within the channel 6` and which have ja pull orshirring function with respect to band 2, but not toan extent tol bind band 2l against the wearer.v The part9 terminates in a part 11 which extendsV through the inner wall of the 'channel as at 12 and is extendedv upwardly from the rear of the band `2. The part 10 terminates in a part 18 which extends'through the inner wall of thechanned 6, as atie and projects lupwardly from the rear of the bandV 2. The parts 11 and 13 are tied togetherp'as at'l to detachably secure the ends of the member 8 together. VThe part lOterniinates ina part 16 whichfextendsfthrough the inner wall of the channel 6 `andis4 projected upwardly at the front of the Waist band 2 and terminates in acoupling part 17 which extends under' the part 11 and'is slidably supported bythe latter. The part 9 terminates in a part 18 .p

which extends through'the inner wall of the channel 6 and is yprojected upwardly atthe y front of the waist band 2 and terminates in the coupling portionv 17. The parts 11, 16, 1,7 and 18 coactto form shoulder portions 19, 2O for resting on the shoulders of a child to suspend the garment without binding at the waist. The parts 11 and 18 are arranged inwardly of the rear of the band 2 and the parts 16and 18 inwardly of thefront of the band 2.: The hanger member 8 when connected together and arranged'in and extended from the channed 6providesa suspender element for seating on the shoulders of thechild 'andv for supporting the; garment from the front and rear of the waist band 2. When the suspension member 8 isarranged in suspending position, the elements 16 and 18 are arranged at the front .of the, child, the parts l11,113 Y and 17 at the back of the child and the vportions 19 and 20 seated. on the shoulders of It, is thought the many advantages of a. pair of leggings or pants, in accordance with this invention, and for the Vpurpose set forth,

formed by said band, said 'oppositely dis#V posed parts terminating in upwardly extending parts projecting from the band and with one Lip-standing part slidably supporting the other to provide ior suspending the garment from'the shoulders of the wearer atthe front and back of the waist band.

2. In combination an outer garment including awaist band at its top, and a suspene sion'means formed from a length of iiexible material connectedv together and having oppositely disposed lparts slidably connected to said band, said oppositely disposed parts teri i yminating in upstanding parts projecting from the band, one ot said upstanding parts slidably supporting the other and providing for suspending the garment from the shoulders of the wearer at the front and bacl; of

the band.

3. In combination an outer garment including a waist band at its top, and a'suspension member formed froml a length of' flexible material having its ends connectedy together, said member having oppositely disposed parts thereof slidably connected lto the waist and upstanding parts projecting from said oppositely disposed parts at vthe front and rear of the waist, the parts projecting from the front of the waist being of greater height than the parts projecting from the rear of the waist, said partsA projecting from the front oi the waist terminating in a coupling part slidably connected to the parts projecting upwardly from the rear of the waist thereby providing for suspending the garment from the rshoulders of the wearer at the iront and back of the waist. j

4t. In combination an outer garment including a waist band at its top, and a sus- 1 pension memberhaving oppositely disposed portions slidably connected to the front and rear of the waistband and front and rear u pstanding Yportions extending from said oppositely disposed portions, one of said upstanding portions slidably supporting theV other thereby providing for suspending the garment from the shoulders of the wearer at the front and rear of the waist.

5. A suspension means for a garment comprising the combination with a body encir-` cling part of thegarment, of a pair of horizontally dispo-sed, opposed,` oppositely exf tending lower parts slidably connected to opposed portions of said body encircling part of the garment, said means further including :trent andrear upstandmg parts extending *from said horizontally disposed parts," and one ot said upstanding parts slidably supporting the other and adapted to extend over the shoulders oi:l the wearer for suspending the garment from the shoulders and waist. n

6. A suspension means for a garment comjn'ising the combination with a body encircling part of the garment, olla pair ofhorizontally disposed7 opposed, oppositely extending lower parts slidably connected to opposed portionsof said body encircling part of the j garment, said means further including front and rear upstanding parts extending from said horizontally disposed parts, and one 'of said upstanding parts slidably supporting the other and adapted tov extend over the shoulders of the wearer for suspending the garment from the shoulders and waist, one of said upstanding parts having a pair of ends t'or detachable connection together.

7. A suspension means for a garment comprising the combination with a body encircling part of the garment, of a front and a rear horizontally disposed part, said parts opposing each other and oppositely disposed with respect'to'each other, one of said parts slidablyl connected to the rear ot said body encirclingpart of theV garment and the other oitl said parts adapted to be slidably connect- .ed to the front of said body encircling part ot the garment, saidrmember further including iront and rear upstanding parts, each extending from al horizontally disposed part, and one of said upstanding parts slidably supporting the other and` adapted to extend over the shoulders ot the wearer to suspend the rgarment from the shoulders and said body encircling part.

8. A suspension means for a garmentcomprising the combination with a body encircling part of the garment, of a iront and a rear horizontally disposed part, said parts opposing each othervand oppositely disposed with respect to eachother, one o-said parts slidably connected to the rear of said body encircling part oit the garment and the other of said partsadapted vto be slidably connected to the front of said body encircling part of thel garment, said member further including front and rear upstanding parts, each extending from a horizontally disposed part, and one of said upstanding parts slidably supporting the other and adaptedv to extend over `the shoulders of the wearer toV suspend the garment from the'shoulders and said-body encircling part, that upstanding part extending over the shoulders o'l' the wearer beingofl greater length than the other upstanding part.

9. A suspension means fora garment comprising the 'combination with a body encircling part of the garment, of a pair of oppo- 5 front and rear thereof, said memberv further Sitely disposed, horizontally positioned, ovei'- parts, and one of said opstanding parte slidlapping lower parts slidably connectedto said ably supporting the other.

hody encircling part, each part positioned at In testimony whereof, We aix our signa- 10 2L side of said body encircling part at the tui-ee hereto.

VILLIAM A. CREGO;

including front and rear upstanding parte CLEON W. ANDREWS. f

extending 'from said horizontally disposed 

